The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-30

" sho ooAo1oi tho 5SeoAa W tAe l2u
campment and the third by the othe,
two. The usual red taps resolutions oil
soldiers' homee will be tsboaed, and ac
tusl service, Grand Army membership
poverty and residence in California will
be the sole qualifications for admission.
The scheme has been extensively canvass.
cd since the arrival OF the various delega.
tions in the city, and apparently meets
with general favor. ~
A CoSFRRENcE. "a 43t
There Was 8 conference this morning
between tho Council Of Administration,
General Fairchild and Charles Z. Gantz
Of Albany, N. Y, the representative Of
Joseph W. Drexel, in reference to tho &C.
csptarce Of the deed for the cottage, bu,
1t was suggested that there was q ad!tiiculty
in the way Of accepting the bequest in the
TACT that the Grand Army IL not an iacar.
porated body. This was referred to Judge
Advoc ,te General Tainter, Of Connect.
cut, who decided that /. would only be
necessary to appoint board OF trustees,
in whoae name the Gesd could be made
ont. He hsld further that the deed might
be transferred in trust to, the national Off
cess and their successors. These two eug.
gestions we're referred TO the National En-.
campment. ~ ,.=sSla.Nss st-s,-.,e.g,g
Then 1t wEs auggeated that the orgari.
cation had no fund available TO apply &c
the care and preservation OF the cottage.
MIR. Gsntz responded that the State OF
New York would sttssd to this feature oil
the affair thEt tho Legislature would, in
all probability, add fsw thoueaud dol.
laTu md that with the recsipss from the
sale Of souvsnira and trinkets the cottaya
and it's surroundings could ba p.esa.yetl
In good style. At the close OF the confer.
ence there was an uGAnlmous agreement
that tho gift should be accepted
4 movement has been inaugureted iook.
inv 10 the reelection OF General Faifchild
as Commanaar.in. .Chiei.% It originated
with the California delegation, which was In
caucus until 8 o'clock this morning. Gen
Slocum' 8 candidacy wsa dismissed quietly
and without even tue iarmslisy Of 8 ballot
Then thera was contest betyoen the cue
portera of Generals G,ier, OF this city, ond
Warner, Of kansas City, but both Of tho1
fell bhort OF the numbsf necessary to bold
the delegation. At II last resort n,eecaRt
term for General Fs!rchila Fa4 ru9gee.ed
the compromise .wsa immediately adopted
and the de!egatienl st oree nntur!ed tht
bangor nj the present Comganter.in
Chiet. THIS morning Il ;aS'a5 working hard
to gain recruits. in tho expectation ihs
sufficient support would beaecuied to-day
to iuducs the General to aonscnttn tho u4t
of:his name. Ia tho event of 8 perenE
tory refusal the Caiiforniane vii! throw
their strength to Warner. General Sher
man ha9 declared for Gar9,al Gfier. Ia,
Is TIE BUSINESS SESSION. NJ
Only the Committee on Ctedcnsials re
ported at the opening oi tha E1caupmsn
this morning. somethtng was cxpsc.oi
from the Committee on Resolutions, bu
II failed to chow up, much to the diasp
pointment Of many Of tho delesater, whi
are anxious 10 get at discussion Of tht
pros and cons OF Oomraae Vandesyoo.t
resoluticn censuring President Clevslant
for vetoing the Dependent Pension bill
The members OF the coInmi!taa hst
eaconced themselves in a little rocri Of
tho gallery floor, md Nere having wres.
| ling match with the frGaolution, which
laated up to tho hour Of udjournmens 0
the morning reasion without any defnii,
result. It il naid, however, thu. three
ffths OF the committee are IN favor OF re
porting the resolution 10 the en0anpmen
in its original shape. fl. *,
The only defEitc action Of importanc,
in the eucampinent up 10 tho dinner hon
was the adoption Of the pension blll giy
Ing tho widow, OF every soldier $S; pc
month, no matter whether death resulted
from, irjurieo reeeiyad In tho army o. else
where, and which maeeI every depondcn
or pauper soldiers discharge pspers tn,
only necessary claim for a peusion OF $l
monthly. Under this moisture sll yater
ans WHO sro inmates Of charitable ins!itu
tions or soIGic;s' home and who havo hi
proper diecharEs papc,a, or who can shoq
| by the recorda that they Weia acporsbl,
discharged from the Federal army WoUit
be entitled to thiB perpiop. The nsws O
the adoption oi ths measure crested con
siderable diecatH;sis!cu apons the sup
porters OF the Civil PenE!oa SE:lI, VIII
wanted action upon their OWE moa5uri
before tho other Que came up ior consider
alton. x 4, II; 81 5a 4 yin Z. \
The Reunion by States at Forest Park
for which great preparations he'd bee,
made, took p'ass to-day, hut the ua
favorable condition Of tbs weather mil
itated considerably 4 cgainst ita fEccesa
Still there are several thousand oomrs1s
upon the ground and they aro paradin
around to each others tents, renewing
old associations, filing tho air with wa
songs, iosaginc iu the commissary dspari
ments and generally haylns jolly geo
time. 4 VA. J, .fy3 . q &9ls..s 4, :